Why doesn’t the poetry library (dot e.d.u dot a.u)
have a section on work?
It has war (check),
sad (check),
school, sweet, sympathy (check).
There’s bush (of course)
and death (check),
engagement, family and friendship (check, check, check).
War is work,
I’m sad at work,
school was work,
work isn’t sweet.
I’ve got no sympathy for my boss,
who once worked in the bush.
A man was crushed to death at work.
She got engaged to a bloke she worked with,
had a family with a bloke she worked with,
I was a friend to a bloke she worked with.
I couldn’t give a shit about poetry at work
& neither could the poetry library dot e.d.u dot a.u.

There’s this war that’s been on my mind
All the time, S-S-Syria oh oh
And I can’t pronounce their names
Are they human just the same?
S-S-Syria oh oh

Ah, if I’m called up, I’ll be there
They’ll be saved because I care
It’s all I need to save their lives
I feel so good if I just say the word
S-S-Syria, just say the word
Oh S-S-Syria

Now I know that I’m too young
This war has just begun
S-S-Syria oh oh
Oh give me a chance, give me a sign
I’ll help them any time
S-S-Syria oh oh

Ah, I’ve just got to go there, go there now
I’ve got to get closer but I don’t know how
It makes me nervous and makes me scared
But I feel so good if I just say the word
S-S-Syria, just say the word
Oh S-S-Syria, oh

Ah, it’s all I need to save their lives
I feel so good if I just say the word
S-S-Syria oh oh, I’ll just say the word
Oh S-S-Syria oh oh